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Mystery Crystal Pond in The Yucatan

Mystery Crystal Pond in The Yucatan. Yucatán is one of 31 countries, with the Federal District, comprised of 32 federal entities in Mexico. It is divided in 106 cities and the capital is Mérida. It is located in southeastern Mexico, in the northern Yucatán Peninsula. It is bordered by the state of Campeche to the southwest, Quintana Roo in the east and the Gulf of Mexico lies off its north coast.

It appeared in the Yucatan region there is a secret and very charming oddity. Ie in the middle of dense forest in the Yucatan Peninsula, beyond a doubt scattered thousands of "crystal pools" that mysterious. These dense forests hide a lot of "crystal pools", where the depths of one of the "pond crystal" that can reach 160 meters in depth.

It appeared in the Yucatan region there is a secret and very charming oddity. Ie in the middle of dense forest in the Yucatan Peninsula, beyond a doubt scattered thousands of "crystal pools" that mysterious. These dense forests hide a lot of "crystal pools", where the depths of one of the "pond crystal" that can reach 160 meters in depth.

Thousands of "crystal pond" below the soil has formed an underground world of mysterious water. ancient Mayans ever consider that there is an entrance to the underground nature. Local communities also continue melegendakan, that in a world of mysterious underground water, there is a pile of bones, and gold that make up such a mountain.

Researchers from the U.S. and explorers to investigate a number of holes, carrying oxygen cylinders, water-resistant lamp and other underwater equipment. From the investigation it is known that the real "pool crystal" This is a hole that is formed from limestone rocks (limestone) which eroded the permanent rain water. And therefore filtered rainwater similar limestone sponges, the water looks very clear and transparent, and looks like it was made of crystal.

The divers adventurers feel as if flying in the sky while swimming in the water under the land. Pools of these crystals that have a depth shallower than 1 meter, while that in the not unfounded. They never dive into an underground hole, until at a depth of 160 meters strangely it still can not get to the bottom.Naturally, the Mayans never made ponds such crystals as a sacred pond, and they never put jewelry items in it to worship the ancestors. In the daily life of Ancient Mayan-Kubang Kubang these occupy an important status. Kubang also provide adequate water resources for the Maya, while also providing for their baths. Until now, in some far flung villages in the Yucatan peninsula, people still depend on the hole like this in life.

In the Mayan spiritual beliefs, Kubang Kubang-is also a place to stay Rain God, just as the Palace of the Dragon in Chinese legends. Mayan rely on them to bow to invoke rain. Mayans believe that the rain in the sky is the result of the visit Rain God, only by presenting "gifts", new rain god could be present. They include jewelry into the hole, it will even pick a pretty girl and parachuted into the water, with the intention of pleasing God of Rain.